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A local nursery has breathed a sigh of relief ... for now ... after plans to build a power plant near the school were rejected.

St Philip’s Marsh Nursery, which takes in children from the local area, would have been just 86 metres away from a gas-fired station if city councillors had not rejected Conrad Energy’s plans at a committee meeting on May 15.

But families and nursery headteacher Simon Holmes say that, although they are relieved that the plans were St Philip’s Marsh Nursery headteacher Simon Holmes with parent Read more, P2 campaigners (L-R) Tracey, Carolyn and Sarah

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Centre closure leaves groups ‘high and dry’ People from the blind and visually impaired community say that they are being ‘left out in the cold’ after a Bedminster centre, which has been in use for over 25 years, closes its doors to the public.

The building, in Stillhouse Lane – a road running parallel to Bedminster Parade – is being refurbished into a regional centre for the Guide Dogs for Blind

Association, who purchased the building from the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) last April.

It was originally purposebuilt in the early 1990s for the Bristol Royal Society of the Blind (BRSB) but was transferred to the RNIB after the BRSB became part of the national charity in 2000.

Guide Dogs for the Blind will

be taking full use of the building once refurbished, meaning that the centre will no longer be open to the public for community groups to meet.

The centre closed on May 24 and is expected to reopen next spring.

As reported in February’s issue of South Bristol Voice, a protest was staged by centre

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Intro NICE TO MEET YOU! We might be a bit biased, but we think South Bristol is a great place to be … whether it’s living here, working here or simply just visiting here. We’re sure many of our readers would agree with us too.

South Bristol has a wonderful sense of community – everyone looks out for one another, and while all communities have their own challenges, South Bristol folk are never afraid to stand up for one another and for what they believe in.

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And that’s why we are thrilled to be the new team behind the Voice and we thank Paul Breeden, its former editor and publisher, for the brilliant job he did, establishing the paper … he’s left behind some big boots to fill!

Ruth Drury continues her work for the Voice as sales director and has been joined by co-founder of the Voice news magazine series Richard Coulter, and long-standing reporter and editor for the Voice, Becky Day. We look forward to seeing you out on the patch!

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Power plant is rejected, Continued from page 1 blocked, the fight is not yet over as the energy firm could still appeal the decision.

Plans were rejected nineto-one by Bristol City Council’s planning committee – made up of city councillors – on the grounds that the “perceived adverse impacts on health” would cause “unacceptable harm to the well-being of local people”.

This was despite the plans being recommended for approval by council officers, who concluded from technical reports that the pollution caused by the plant would have a “negligible” impact on the nursery.

The councillors’ decision was made following heartfelt pleas from parents and staff at the nursery who believed that the fumes from the plant would have a disastrous impact on children’s health.

Carolyn Magson, who lives in Totterdown and runs Arnos Vale

Residents’ Association, was one of the mums at the meeting. Her four-year-old daughter attends St Philip’s Marsh Nursery.

Speaking to the South Bristol Voice, she said that she did not believe the fight was over yet and described the battle to stop the energy plant like “David fighting Goliath”.

It is not the first time that the nursery has campaigned against such plans – in 2016-17, Plutus Energy submitted proposals to build a biodiesel generator near the school, but the firm’s plans were later rejected after an appeal.

Carolyn said: “These companies have a bullying mentality and they think that they can come back time and time again. They chose this area because people think that it’s industrial and less affluent, and they thought we wouldn’t make a fuss.

“This nursery provides such

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but nursery says ‘fight is not over’ unique care to all children, especially those with special educational needs – I’d keep fighting for this nursery regardless if my daughter goes here or not.”

Another mum, Tracey Gudonis, from Brislington, attended the meeting with her three-year-old son. He had been hospitalised just days before his third birthday after suffering with severe breathing problems.

Speaking to the South Bristol Voice, she said: “It was so terrifying seeing my son struggling to breath, and to think [Conrad Energy] would want to build something like this – there was just no consideration for the local community. They say pollution levels would only increase a small amount, but any increase is not what we need.”

Sarah Hamilton, from Brislington, read out a letter to the planning committee from her seven-year-old daughter, who used to attend the nursery.

In the letter, her daughter wrote: “The planet is already trying to tackle climate change.

By putting a gas generator plant that is making nasty fumes go up into the air and making our planet warmer. We are meant to be putting renewable energy sources into place, not nonrenewable.”

Sarah said: “As a city, we should be doing things to improve the air quality, not

making it worse.”

Headteacher Simon Holmes spoke to the South Bristol Voice about his concerns that an energy plant would “drive families away” and it would set a precedent for other similar developments in the area. He said: “There was very real anger from our families that plans to build a power plant were even considered. Air quality in Bristol is already bad – plans like this are just not acceptable anymore.

“What we need in this area is affordable housing – that’s what is really missing.”

Mr Holmes says that he is hoping that Conrad Energy does not appeal the decision, but he is having to “work on the assumption that they will”.

At the meeting, representatives for Conrad Energy defended their plans, saying that back-up power stations support the transition to renewable energy by ensuring a reliable local energy supply.

Agent Mark Cullen said the company’s plans did not conflict with any local or national policies, adding: “Your officers have identified no adverse effects relating to noise, air quality or any other such matters.”

However, a council official admitted under questioning by councillors that “there are still health effects” from air pollution below the legal limit

used to assess harm.

Conrad Energy’s regional development manager for the West and South West, John Columbi, did not rule out an appeal by the company but said it would have to take stock before deciding what to do next.

He said: “We’re disappointed with the result but we’ll have to study the reasons for the refusal.

Appeal is an option.”

The generators on the site of the St Philip Street Scrapyard would have operated for a maximum of 2,132 hours per year under a strict operating timetable, producing electricity for local use.

More than 1,000 people signed a petition opposing the development and 262 objections were filed against the planning application.

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There will be a mix of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments and maisonettes. A shared parking space underneath the central courtyard would provide 47 car parking spaces.

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‘It will be a great loss to us all’ - centre users Continued from page 1 users over the loss of the building and its services.

Despite RNIB’s plans to secure a similar venue to Stillhouse Lane, an alternative has not been found.

The RNIB office is instead relocating to the Paintworks, in Bath Road, and after seeking clarification from the charity, it will only have meeting room space for RNIB-led meetings.

The braille class is the only group from the centre that will be accommodated at RNIB’s new premises in Arnos Vale.

Alternative spaces have been sought for other RNIB groups – the basketry group and the X2 social group will now be accommodated at Windmill Hill City Farm.

The charity says that it is working with the farm to explore “how to best support the groups in the long-term”.

The centre in Stillhouse Lane is used by people from the local area

However, at the time South Bristol Voice went to print, one group, which has been running information afternoons for people with visual impairment for the last 15 years, had still not found a home.

A user of the group said: “We have been left high and dry, with

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“This centre was perfect for us – people knew their way around here. It will be difficult for other places to accommodate us.

“I’ve known these people for years. Our meetings gave people with visual impairment a chance to meet one another. It’s a shame that this could all drift away.”

Another member said that the centre used to be a thriving place, but had “gone downhill” in recent years, which had driven people away from the centre.

They said: “Every day of the week, there would be activities going on throughout the day.

There was a shop where you could buy essential kit. It was somewhere you could go for advice – now we have nowhere to go for that kind of help.”

Paul Sullivan, secretary of the pressure group Bristol and District Visually Impaired (VI) Voice, said that he has become “disenchanted” with the RNIB and is “disappointed” that an alternative community hub has not been secured.

He said: “Our sorrow is that this fantastic building is being turned into a kennel and that local visually impaired people are being left out in the cold. This is a great loss and we will be sad to see it go.”

Anela Naz, who is also part of the VI Voice group, said: “There’s a lot of fear, anger, worry and disappointment among the community.

“We don’t all have guide dogs so won’t be able to use the new centre. Everyone seems to be in limbo – nobody knows what is going on or where we’ll be, and

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nobody has been willing to talk to us to try and find a solution.”

Anela, who has been involved at the centre since it opened, said: “There are a lot of memories in this building – it will be a massive loss.”

In a statement released on the RNIB website, Stephen Weymouth, RNIB network manager for the South West, said that the Paintworks was “the most accessible premises” from a list of options, and although the move was not just for financial reasons, he said that it cost “less than half the cost of the alternative sites considered”.

He said: “Like all charities, RNIB has a limited budget and we have to make sure every penny we spend goes as far as possible.

“Our motivation for the move is not only financial. It is estimated that there are over 11,000 people with sight loss in the Bristol area who could benefit from the support and connections that RNIB offers.

“We have to think of new and creative ways to reach more people, so we can provide the information, advice and support they need to live the life they want to lead.”

He said that the charity “remains committed to working collaboratively with other local and national organisations”.

Annie Wilson, Guide Dogs for the Blind’s regional head of operations for the South West, said: “Guide Dogs and RNIB work closely together when we feel we can collaborate to achieve both of our missions.

“As separate charities, with individual missions and aims for supporting people who are blind and partially sighted across the UK, there are some areas we collaborate on, and some that we each specialise in.

“We are very excited to see the site development come to life, and once we re-open we will hold an open day to give the local community, supporters, volunteers, and our service users the opportunity to take a tour of, and learn more about how we will use the Regional Centre.”

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n NEWS Fly-tipping is ‘putting people off’ Fly-tipping and litter have been identified as the biggest problems for the Northern Slopes, the results of a local survey have revealed.

The Northern Slopes Initiative (NSI), the group which carried out the survey, says that flytipping is an ongoing problem and it is putting people off visiting the green space.

One problematic area is Kingswear Road (pictured, right), which has become a dumping ground for regular and commercial waste.

Bob Franks, chair of NSI, said: “We are not surprised that complaints about fly tipping and litter are the strongest responses we received.

“We are hearing that it puts people off, especially families with young children, visiting the Slopes.

“This is really bad news, especially as initiatives such as My Wild Child are encouraging more and more people to use the Slopes to help with their health and wellbeing.”

Mr Franks says that the NSI

Air gun investigations continue A shop and several cars – one of which had a toddler on board – were targeted in a reported air gun shooting in Wells Road.

Police are continuing to investigate the reports made between Thursday, May 9 and Saturday, 11, and are appealing to readers for information.

Police have spoken with a 21-year-old man in connection with the incidents but there was insufficient evidence to the pursue the case further.

The air weapon is believed to have been fired from a property near the Broadwalk Shopping Centre.

One driver was waiting at the traffic lights to turn into Priory Road, with his two-year-old son in the van, when two pellets were fired at the vehicle – one of which entering through the driver’s window, skimming his head.

The other pellet hit the van’s door on the driver’s side.

In a post on Facebook, the driver – who does not want to be named – said that he was ‘fuming’ about the incident.

He wrote on May 11, just after the incident happened: “I was at Broadwalk traffic lights waiting to turn right towards Talbot Road, when someone shot an air rifle at my van the first one come through my window, I had my son in the van as well and the second one hit the side of my van, has anyone had something hit their car around that area?

I'm fuming.”

A spokesperson from Avon and Somerset Police said: “We’re investigating after receiving a number of reports an air weapon had been fired from a property on Wells Road, Bristol.

“Anyone with information which could help our inquiry is asked to call 101 and provide the call handler with the reference 5219102255.”

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is now investigating practical solutions to the fly-tipping and litter problem, including working with volunteers and Bristol City Council.

Fines for fly-tipping have recently increased, with offenders facing fines of £400.

To report fly-tipping and litter problems on the Slopes – or other council owned parks and green spaces – visit: www.bristol. gov.uk/museums-parks-sportsculture/report-problem-in-park

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Let’s get together to discuss important local issues A new neighbourhood planning group is launching in Knowle to give residents the opportunity to discuss and feedback on important local issues.

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Michele said: “Many areas in Bristol have a neighbourhood planning group, however, there is a gap in Knowle and there is a lot going on.”

The planning groups act as a voice for the local community in responding to planning applications, meeting developers and planning officers and achieving better community involvement in planning decisions. The first meeting is being held on June 11, 7pm at Knowle Community Centre (Annex Building).

Anyone who has responded to the recent Broadwalk Centre planning application or is interested in the proposals for the new secondary school and community hub may be interested in attending.

Representatives from the Broadwalk Redevelopment Community group and Windmill Hill and Malago group (WHAM) will be attending. Local councillors and the Totterdown Residents Environmental & Social Action (TRESA) have been invited.

You can turn up on the night, or confirm your attendance via Michele Tedder, tedder. michele@yahoo.co.uk / 07799 866131 or Aileen, aileenpmcl@ gmail.com / 07906 568994

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Councillor reselected as Bristol party leader Knowle councillor Gary Hopkins has been re-elected as the leader of the Bristol Liberal Democrats.

Cllr Hopkins stepped into the role of deputy leadership in May last year after leading the local party for four years, but after a recent Lib Dems group meeting, he was selected to lead the group once again.

He will be succeeding Cotham councillr Anthony Negus, who will be taking on the local deputy leader role.

Cllr Hopkins, who has been a Knowle councillor for 17 years, says that he took a year off from leading the Bristol party, but is now ready to lead the Lib Dems to success in next year’s local elections.

Following the party’s gains in recent surrounding local elections, Cllr Hopkins says that he feels optimistic about increasing the number of Lib Dem councillors in Bristol.

Cllr Hopkins said: “The city faces real challenges – air pollution, congestion, housing and has suffered from poor and indecisive leadership. Along with Mary Page, our mayoral candidate, we will be presenting Bristolians with alternative policies and will ditch this expensive post of mayor.

“Recent election results here in the West of England have shown that the Liberal Democrats are the clear alternative and with our commitment to restore democracy and stop wasteful spending we are determined to win in 2020 here in Bristol.”

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Gather round the campfire for music and tales This month, Windmill Hill City Farm will be transformed as London’s Campfire Club takes up residence, bringing their unique blend of music and storytelling.

For over five years, Campfire Club has been the way for Londoners to gather in beautiful green spaces and hear amazing artists from across the world.

The Nest Collective, an ‘acoustic folk club’, is taking Campfire Club to Bristol for the first time, giving local people the chance to discover their extraordinary talents.

This will be one of just three special venues across the UK. A spokesperson said: “Every Thursday in June, we will gather in the beautiful surroundings of Windmill Hill City Farm, to listen to unamplified music by outstanding artists and enjoy food, friendship and fire.”

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Support acts for these shows come from the Nest Collective’s new talent development programme Amplify, which is funded by PRS Foundation.

Windmill Hill City Farm is a charity in south Bristol that provides recreation, education and therapy using food, farming and the environment as a theme.

It was formed in 1976 by a volunteer group of local residents

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Mind how you go ... cameras nab thousands

by Amanda Cameron, Local Democracy Reporter Police have revealed the whereabouts of the most active speed cameras in the Bristol region - and two of them are in South Bristol.

More than 550, mostly mobile, speed cameras operate across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and Bath and North East Somerset.

And some of them are prolific, detecting thousands of speeding offences every year. The ten most active cameras for each local authority area are listed, right, which include St John’s Lane, near Littleton Road junction, and Bath Road, near Kensington Park Road.

The data describing which cameras detected the most speeding offences in 2018/19 was provided by Avon and Somerset Police in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Speed camera location Notices issued Fixed penalties issued M32, Severn Beach rail line overbridge to end of M32 southbound 20,778 6,503 A4 Hotwell Rd 889 209 B4466 Jacobs Wells Rd 795 283 A4 Portway, near Sylvan Way/Riverleaze 678 212 B3122 St John’s Lane, near Littleton Road junction, pictured 672 145 Newbridge Road 558 208 A4 Bath Road, near Kensington Park Road 518 114 A4 Portway EB, near junction of Woodwell Road, Shirehampton 483 112 Ladies Mile, Durdham Down 458 202 Speed camera in St John’s Merebank Road, Avonmouth 455 135 Lane, by Littleton Road

Not all offences are dealt with by way of a fine.

A speed camera on the M32 was the most active speed camera in the Bristol area for the second year running.

The camera near the Severn Beach line overbridge issued more than 20,700 tickets last year, but this was nearly 6,000

fewer than it issued the year before.

The minimum penalty for speeding is an £100 fine plus three penalty points added to the offender’s licence, but not all offences are dealt with by way of a fine.

Anyone caught doing up to 9mph over the speed limit can

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Those accused of going up to 20mph over the limit can challenge the ticket in court and those caught going even faster must attend a court hearing.

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Join our library’s new friends group A new Friends group has been launched at Knowle Library and members are looking for local people to get involved.

More than a dozen people attended the group’s inaugural meeting, held at the local facility in the Broadwalk Centre, on May 18.

Lots of ideas were shared about potential activities at the library and how the Friends group can support the important local facility.

The group, set up with support from local councillors Chris Davies and Gary Hopkins, is looking for more people to get

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A Tale of Two Marathons ... cross-Channel challenge sees friends raise £7k for charity Just running one marathon is a challenge, but three friends – two of whom live in South Bristol – have raised thousands of pounds for causes close to their hearts after completing two, in two weeks.

Running both London and Paris marathons, Jack Callow, 30, Will Carter, 29, and Will Langdon, 30, raised a total of almost £7,000 for the British Liver Trust (BLT), which supports families affected by liver disease, and I CAN, which helps children with speech and language difficulties.

Friends since university, Jack, from Southville, and Will Langdon, from north Bristol, raised £5,130 for BLT, with a substantial donation from Bristol-based accountancy practice recruitment agency, Clark Wood.

They ran for the charity in memory of Jack’s dad who sadly passed away from a liver related illness when Jack was just sevenyears-old.

Will Carter, who lives in Bedminster, raised over £1,700 for I CAN, with a generous donation from his employer, Phineas, which is based in the Paintworks in Bath Road.

Having struggled with difficulties with his speech throughout his childhood, Will was delighted when the charity offered him a last-minute place to run London.

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fundraising targets and having all run marathons before, the friends wanted to take on the extra challenge of running another marathon two weeks before, so they signed up to Paris.

They each completed the Paris marathon in outstanding times – Will Langdon achieved a sub-

three-hour marathon, crossing the line in 2.59, Will Carter finished with a personal best of 3.06, as did Jack with 3.20.

Feeling the effects of Paris, the trio ran London marathon at a slightly slower pace, managing to complete the first half of the race together.

Will Carter met Jack and Will Langdon through playing football and have bonded over the years over their love of running.

Will Carter said: “Competing in the London Marathon has always been a dream and having struggled with my speech as a child - and to a lesser extent as an adult - it was amazing to have an opportunity to represent I CAN at the London Marathon.

“I think it’s really important to make sure the ambitions of children with speech problems isn’t limited due to communication difficulties ... this was why I wanted to run for I CAN. “Even though we all had sore legs after Paris, running the London marathon was incredible, the support over the whole course was fantastic and being able to run it with two close friends made it even better.”

Jack said: “To have run Paris and London in memory of my dad is something I’m very proud of, but to have been able to do it with two of my closest friends is just special.

“The support we received was truly incredible, and the memories will now last us a lifetime. The celebrations at the finish line weren’t bad either.”

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Community input is key for future of our local libraries

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he challenge facing library services in Britain is a well-known story.

Nationally, almost 130 were closed last year, while spending by local authorities on public libraries fell by £30m, meaning a 12% reduction in the last four years. This reflects the financial pressure local authorities are under as our budgets are reduced in the name of austerity while demand for our services increases.

However in Bristol, thanks to commitment and hard work to bring our finances under control, we’ve been able to turn the page and invest in our library service as we look to modernise the offer. In July last year we committed to keeping all 27 libraries across the city open and pledged to work with community groups to explore sustainable options for the future of the service.

As part of this we conducted a library technology review to look at the systems and technology to make sure the service is supported by resilient, sustainable

equipment. At our most recent cabinet meeting we accepted proposals to purchase 35 new portable kiosks and other supporting hardware. This £705,000 investment will mean we can offer alternative payment methods such as contactless, provide library users with more payment choices, and meet modern expectations.

I am also pleased that we have been able to extend Central Library’s opening hours. It will now be open 52.5 hours a week, including late night opening on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We understand the importance of the Central Library for many people all across the city, so as part of our drive to improve the library service, we wanted to make sure it is open when people need it most.

Across the country there were 182 million books issued to almost 8 million active borrowers in 2017/18, and libraries continue to provide key services for local communities.

But we know that we need a new chapter in how we understand how our libraries are used if they are to thrive. What residents want from them is changing, and the service needs to adapt to this. We want to hear from community organisations, current and potential library users, businesses and councillors. The idea is that we work together to find the best possible solutions.

We are looking for people to come forward with workable ideas for their local library – we are open to discussing new ideas and are keen not to stand in people’s way. This will be different in each area as it needs to be individually tailored to each community.

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Parents’ faith school dilemma Karin Smyth’s article in May’s Voice confronted the way in which local decisions which profoundly affect our lives are taken, not only over our heads, but even without the input of our elected representatives - a worrying trend for any democracy.

But these representatives do not always represent us, even when they have the opportunity.

In April’s Voice we heard the good news that we will, at last, have another secondary school in Knowle. But local opinions were neither sought, nor heeded where voiced.

The council has its hands tied by having to “buy in” organisations to run new schools, but they do have responsibility for who they choose to do this.

As a result, despite opposition, Oasis Trust are going to run the new school.

The trust describes itself as a “ground-breaking global Christian movement”, another way of saying evangelical. As an academy with a faith ethos, it is able to apply a religious test in appointing, setting the pay of and promoting its employees. The schools’ websites describe them as having “a Christian ethos”, yet these do not count as faith schools.

What effect will this decision have locally? The new school will mean there are five secondaries within two miles of Broadwalk.

There are currently two Oasis academies, in Brislington and Hengrove plus St Bernadette’s (Catholic) and St Mary Redcliffe & Temple (C of E). In other words, all our local secondaries will continue to be Christian schools.

A recent YouGov poll showed that only 25% of parents of school-age children (of all faiths) would send them to a faith school. So what are the majority of parents to do when looking for schools?

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As a city and a society we have a responsibility to find the best way to prepare our children to enjoy the richness and face the challenges of living in our multicultural society.

They need to learn to think about ideas and about all systems of thought, religious and nonreligious.

Instead, faith schools separate them on the basis of their parents’ religion. This can only deepen the divisions in our already divided country.

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was travelling with Cherub to our caravan far away. We stopped to fill our rumbling tummies at a chippy about halfway through the journey. I reached into the footwell for my handbag; my stomach knotted, it was not there. I felt about the dark recess, fingers madly searching under Cherub’s feet. Nothing. I searched the boot and the back seat and then the footwell again. I had left the bag at home. I was penniless.

The situation was not too bad as I had a full tank of fuel and a rather large birthday cake, given to me

by Goldilocks – it was big enough to feed a party of 100 – we would not starve. I then had a brainwave.

Of course! It was my birthday and I had brought my cards to open on the big day. I told Cherub to open them now and retrieve the cash from inside them, we would be OK! Cherub snorted “You’re not 5, who’s going to give you money?” Damn it, she was right.

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She told me to download ApplePay on my phone and pay for things with that. What? Pay with my phone? Was she mad? Apparently not, but my phone is old and did not support this app, so a rather happy Cherub stepped in – she gleefully tapped, downloaded and somehow, a bit too easily, activated my credit card on her phone.

We needed to test it out. As a birthday treat, I took us for brunch at a café overlooking the sea. The meal was not great, but we giggled through it, a roasted pepper with enoki mushrooms. These mushrooms are long and thin with a small cap. They looked like slimy fish guts and did not taste much better. We were poking at it when the waitress asked if everything was OK. I looked at her with a ‘You

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It is a social team and sessions are fun and informal.

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I glanced at Table 6, a large group tucking into lobster and champagne. “I’ve just paid for them!” I yelped. Luckily it was sorted and the difference given to me in glorious cash – hurray!

We got home after a lovely weekend with Cherub merrily paying for everything (I am not opening my credit card bill) and all was good in the world. Cherub went to check on the guinea pigs that Tallest had been instructed to care for in our absence. There was a cry. Beatrice was dead. Stiff as a board. Tears and snot bubbles ensued.

I found a box and Tallest endeavoured to squidge Beatrice inside. That pig was fat and she burst out of it! More incredulous wailing.

Eventually, we wrapped her up in some old birthday wrapping paper together with gold ribbon and a fancy bow, placing the package in a deep hole that Tallest had dug (IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LAWN). We said our goodbyes with Cherub clutching the remaining piggie, Gertrude, tightly.

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Gertrude sat between a large ginger lady and a cute smaller white one, their black beady eyes stared and they squeaked in unison. “Oh my goodness” said I, “it’s the Spice Girls!” Ginger, Scary and Baby twitched their noses back at me. Zig-a-zig-ahhhh.

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Remembering Russell Almost £2,000 has been raised for the family of a Knowle man who lost his life in a mountain biking accident in Arnos Court Park.

Russell Mann, 29, from Knowle, died at the scene on May 14, leaving behind his partner Kerry and two children.

Family and friends have laid flowers in the park to remember Russell and written messages on a bench made out of scaffold poles and wood.

A memorial walk was also

organised on May 19, from the centre of Bristol to Knowle and raised around £600 for Russell’s family.

At the time South Bristol Voice went to print, a special fundraising event was due to take place at Toto’s wine bar in Bristol’s city centre to remember the scaffolder and local DJ and to celebrate his life.

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ollowing the passing of the outline planning permission for the £100m Broadwalk Gary Shopping Centre Hopkins development, Lib Dem we have been in Knowle discussion with the developers and the planning officers, to get improvements to the design prior to the full planning application, which is expected later this year.

Readers may remember the affordable housing obligation was fixed at 13% by the planners, due to the heavy cost of repairs needed. The developers are busy speaking to a range of housing associations with a view to partnership arrangements, to increase this figure by accessing central government funds.

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commented on the application, either for or against, to update them, but some of the letters are held up in the system due to interpretation of rules about the Euro elections.

Planning officers are negotiating hard on the large financial contribution required to provide parking protection for local residents.

The funds would make any cost to residents much smaller, and we are demanding that this be a stand-alone scheme, with ring fenced money, and conforming to what local people want, and not a BCC bogstandard scheme, with cash going into council funds.

As expected we are being pushed by some residents on when this will actually happen and the answer is in stages over 4-5 years. Full planning has to be applied for first and phasing of different areas of development is vital to keep the Centre operating continuously. A long way to go yet but confidence amongst traders is now improved.

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here is a mixture of good and bad news on parks investment, which across the city has more or Chris less collapsed ... but Davies we are still moving Lib Dem forward in Knowle, Knowle although it is not all good news.

Roughly £500,000 was generated for local parks investment by the local decision to sell off 1/3 of Salcombe Rd Rec Grounds for affordable housing. £100,000 was set aside for landscaping and a play area in Paignton Park on the site, and a year ago we had a written promise from Parks officers that this was going to be actioned by spring 2019. People will notice this has not happened, because the parks department is not organized to deliver it. You really could not make it up and Gary and I and local residents have been chasing hard for this to commence.

The majority of the balance of funds were used to progress schemes in Redcatch, Perretts and Victoria Parks but some was kept back for emergencies.

The good news is, we spotted a piece of land by the Three Lamps which is about to be built upon. Most of the funds from the land sale will be available for parks in Knowle and Windmill Hill under a strategy engineered

by Gary some years ago.

That has meant it is now safe to spend the fall-back emergency fund and we have written to officers to say so. This has come in the nick of time as there was just not enough planning-gain money to cover the bids from Redcatch Park and the Northern Slopes. Let’s hope that the parks department can now get on and deliver Paignton Park.

More good news - Avon Wildlife Trust, in partnership with Bristol City Council, has been successful in a bid to the Heritage Fund. This is for work with eight local wildlife sites including Northern Slopes.

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have been writing this column for three years now and I have studiously avoided writing Jon about anything but Wellington local issues. But Labour as I am currently Windmill Hill out campaigning for the EU elections I hope I can be forgiven for straying from the usual topics. By the time you read this the results of the European elections will be out, and the expectation is that the two main parties will perform poorly while the other parties with a clearer stance on Brexit are expected to perform well.

This is understandable given that the Labour Party has to seek to govern on behalf of the whole country, not just half to it. We agreed a policy on Brexit at the last party conference around the possibility of a second referendum but it is ambiguous enough for several interpretations.

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For all the difficulties of being a councillor under a Tory government committed to imposing austerity in councils, I am grateful not to have to wrestle with these issues. While you will find the most passion from people about their immediate local environment, having to navigate the massive societal divide that Brexit has brought about is a massive task. You only have to look at the estimated figures for Bristol South constituency at the referendum.

Windmill Hill ward was around 75% remain voting - amongst the highest in the country. I was at the count and some polling districts in Windmill Hill were around 90% remain. However, a mile or two further south and the votes, though not quite as pronounced, went the opposite way. Bristol may be a ‘remain’ city overall, but there are areas of the city which voted with similar vigour in the opposite direction.

There just aren’t as many of them. These results highlight the geographical and economic

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divisions in our city better than any council report.

I campaigned hard at the referendum for a ‘remain’ vote.

However, I felt at the time that the Labour campaign (and the other ‘remain’ campaign) was talking on a different level to the ‘leave’ campaigns. We talked of jobs and the economy, while the other side spoke of identity and nationhood. We should have done the same, but promoting the positive benefits of international cooperation and economic integration for peace and prosperity. It was like the two sides were campaigning for an answer to different questions.

And we got a predictable result, not in the sense that I thought ‘leave’ would win (I didn’t), but that whatever the result, it would cause a long lasting and vicious divide in our society.

However, and this is where I break with the views of many of my fellow Labour Party members - I do not believe another referendum is the way forward.

It may, ultimately, be the only

way to break the parliamentary impasse, but I feel another referendum, especially one with ‘remain’ or a ‘no deal’ Brexit on the table would be disastrous for our society and generate yet more distrust in our democracy, which is already straining following the tensions produced by the binary choice that was presented. To that end I would favour as soft a Brexit as possible (I would support a Norway style deal, but this was rejected in Parliament), or, that MPs take responsibility and vote to revoke Article 50 on the basis that it is not possible to agree a way forward without destabilising the economy and jobs. I do not think I could campaign in a second referendum. We shall see. By the time you read this in a week or so’s time, everything might be completely different.

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re you an adrenaline junkie or thrill seeker looking for your next challenge? Test your nerve with a solo skydive for Bristol Animal Rescue Centre throughout July!

We’ve teamed up with Go Skydive to offer you the chance to take on the ultimate challenge, get your heart racing and the adrenaline pumping!

Every penny you raise will mean that when an animal needs us – we will always be here. Why not get a team together at work or nominate your boss and club together in your fundraising efforts? It’s a perfect teambuilding exercise and adrenaline rush.

Skydiving is a unique experience, with many people describing it as feeling as though you are flying. Fancy the rush?

Here’s how you can take part: Our official Jump Day is Saturday 13 July, however if you

can’t make this you can still be part of Jumpin’ July and choose a date that suits you.

It is so simple: Pay £50 deposit and raise a minimum of £395 to cover the cost of your jump. We will be on hand to provide fundraising help and advice, including ways to help you reach your target.

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Find all the details and the link to sign up here: https:// www.bristolarc.org.uk/events/ jumpin-july-2019 Any questions? Contact us: 01179803901 / fundraising@ bristolarc.org.uk

People with multiple sclerosis or those affected by the condition can benefit from a pilates class aimed to encourage ease of movement and release the mind.

The class is run by pilates teacher and specialist exercise instructor Debs Newth, who has over 14 years’ experience delivering classes to suit multiple health needs. It is free to attend until June 26, with costs covered by the MS Society.

Sessions, held every Wednesday, 1-2pm at Brave Move Fitness & Wellbeing Studio in St Luke’s Road, provide a nurturing and relaxing practice of controlled movement and stretch.

To find out more about the sessions, call Debs on 07919 050126 or email debs@bodyandbreath.uk.

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t was a right pickle. She’d been standing at her gate on the pavement as people hurried past in the Chessels when I happened by her house.

She was a sweet octogenarian OAP, and as soon as I said, ‘good morning’ she beamed, so I stopped for a chat. I couldn’t help but notice the brand new jar of Branston Pickle that she cradled gently.

She told me she had been waiting by her front gate with a

Regular Services n Bedminster Church of Christ

298 St John’s Lane BS3 5AY Minister: Jason Snethen 07795 560990 churchofchristbristol.org Sunday 10am Bible Hour for all ages; 11am Worship; 5pm Worship; Tuesday 7.30pm Bible study; Thursday 10am Coffee morning; Friday 3.45-5pm After-school; 7-9.30pm Youth group.

n Bedminster Quaker Meeting House Wedmore Vale BS3 5HX Clerk: Chrissie Williams 0117 923 0020 bristolquakers.org.uk Sunday Worship 10.45am; 2nd & 4th Sunday Children’s meeting; 2nd Sunday Shared lunch.

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cheerful smile hoping someone would say, “good morning”- so that she could ask them to open the jar for her. She’d seen the usual suspects out and about - the cyclist easing their bike

into traffic had too much to do, the mum with the double-wide pram had her hands full, the one cocooned by the head phones was oblivious. I know any one of them could have helped her if she’d asked - but she ‘hated to be a bother’.

So, she waited - pickle jar hermetically sealed. Any given day I could easily have been one of those ‘busy’ people.

Three things struck me: 1. E ven ‘simple’ tasks are

challenges if you’re alone 2. M ost days, I’m also one of those busy people 3. I shouldn’t have to wait to be asked before offering to help Each one of us should look out not only to our own interests - but also to the interests of others. That’s what the bible says. I prayed my muscles wouldn’t let me down and with a satisfying ‘pop’ she was free to have a ploughman’s lunch.

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Sunday 10.30am Morning Service; 2nd Sunday All-age Service; 6.30pm Evening Service (entrance Sydenham Road).

Broad Walk, Knowle BS4 2RD Pastor: Matthew Norris 07967 199995 bristolnazarene.com Sunday 10.30am Sunday Service; Wednesday 6pm Kids Klub; Thursday 7pm Youth club.

n Holy Nativity Church Wells Road, Knowle BS4 2AG Fr Steve Hawkins 07834 462054 Facebook: Holy Nativity Knowle Sunday 10am Parish Mass; Friday 10.30am Weekday Mass.

n Knowle Methodist Church

Redcatch Road, Knowle BS4 2EP Rev Andrew Orton Facebook: SBMCT Sunday 10.30am Worship and Junior Church (Minnows for pre-school children).

2NG Rev Becky Waring 0117 977 6275 Facebook: stmartinschurchknowle Sunday 8.30am Holy Communion; 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays 10.30am Holy Communion; 2nd Sunday 9.30am Rise and Shine: informal service, breakfast; 6pm Holy Communion; 4th Sunday 10.30am Family Communion.

n St Michael & All Angels Vivian Street, Windmill Hill BS3 4LW Rev Andrew Doarks 0117 977 6132 stmikechurch.co.uk Sunday 10am Family Service; Wednesday 10am Family Communion

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n Totterdown Methodist Church Bushy Park, Totterdown BS4 2AD Rev Andrew Orton Facebook: SBMCT Sunday Family Worship 10.30am; 1st Sunday Sunday School.

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CELEBRATING 210 YEARS OF THE NEW CUT

No other city has a New Cut – the vast engineering feat which made possible the largest enclosed harbour in the world. Now 210 years old, it’s much more than a big muddy trench, and deserves to be celebrated, writes Paul Breeden ...

Part I of the story of the New Cut ONDON has the grand and sweeping Thames. The golden stone buildings of Bath sit beside the tamed and pretty Avon. In Cambridge, languid youths punt away their summers. In each of these English cities, and many more, the river is a golden thread around which people clamour to live, to take recreation and enjoy the unchanging views.

And in Bristol we have the New Cut. Half the time a deep, wide trench of glutinous mud; for a few hours a day, a swiftflowing monster that threatens to rise up and top its greasy banks. Welcoming it is not: who can claim to have seen a vessel braving it? Attempt any form of recreation on it, and you’re likely to require the finely-honed skills of the swift water rescue team who are always on standby at Bedminster fire station, ready with extra-long ladders, climbing harnesses and rubber boats to scoop out any unfortunates.

To many, the New Cut is of little interest – a muddy water feature that they cross every day on their way to work or school.

But it’s more than that. It’s a marvel of human endeavour.

It’s what helped make Bristol prosperous for almost 200 years.

It’s a haven for wildlife.

And – come on – it’s a lot more interesting than those tame, dull little rivers with their neat banks and their neverchanging scenery. It’s got

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And it happens to be exactly 210 years since it was put there.

So let’s celebrate the New Cut – one of many things that makes Bristol different.

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RISTOL is where it is because of its waterways.

It’s close to three rivers – the Avon, the Severn and the Wye – that have been used as trading routes since Bronze Age times. It began as a Saxon town on the high ground we now know as Castle Park, which was then an easily defended island enclosed by the Avon and the River Frome.

Here the castle and the ancient city grew, safe from the high tides of up to 40 feet, yet close enough to the sea for ships to find harbour.

Trade grew rapidly in the 11th and 12th centuries, with ships going to and from Dublin, Wales and other ports in South West England. From the beginning, slaves were carried – until the Norman invasion of 1066, between 10 per cent and 30 per cent of the population were enslaved. Slaves had no rights at all and would be put to work anywhere, though they were frequently shipped to Ireland.

The Normans discouraged the

One of Jessop’s 1802 plans (not adopted) for the New Cut, as a shorter addition south of the western portion of the original harbour © Bristol Culture slave trade but did not stamp it course for the Frome, taking out and Bristol merchants were it from the north corner of the among the main exporters of city walls to head due south slaves. to the Avon. This created a The chronicler William of new waterway 750 yards long, Malmesbury wrote: “They would through what is now The Centre purchase people from all over to St Augustine’s Reach, between England and sell them off to the Watershed and the Arnolfini.

Ireland in the hope of profit; On the illustration of Jessop’s and put up for sale maidservants 1802 plan [see above] the trench after toying with them in bed is shown as “River Frome”. and making them pregnant. You The new quays that were would have groaned to see the built either side of the harbour files of the wretches of people doubled the space available for roped together, young people shipping. of both sexes, whose youth and The cost was huge – £5,000 beauty would have aroused the – which is hard to express in pity of barbarians, being put up today’s values but could be as for sale every day.” much as £2 billion. It was a Other exports included lead project on the scale of a large mined from the Mendips, rope, castle or cathedral, and it’s sailcloth, and wool. The most thought there was no other town coveted imports were French in the world where so much civil wine, along with fish, leather engineering was taking place at hides, iron and corn. the time.

All this trade was arriving But a much bigger project was near Bristol Bridge – then a to be required to keep Bristol as wooden affair spanning the Avon. one of the world’s leading trading By 1200, there was not enough ports. room either side of the river for ships to tie up. So began the first THE HARBOUR FILLS UP Bristol “new cut” – a medieval excavation that was probably one RISTOL is where it is of the world’s biggest engineering because it’s a handy place projects at the time. to tie up ships. But it’s not ideal, because of that damn tide.

THE GREAT TRENCH Vessels need to wait for high tide before they can leave the he River Frome used to Severn and venture up the Avon, curve around the north and from the 15th century, there side of the castle walls, are records of ships queuing turning south and then east to in the Channel waiting for the meet the Avon close to Bristol water to cover the Black Rocks Bridge. The ambitious new at Portskewett (near the present harbour works began in the Severn Bridge).

1240s with the damming of Their problems of navigating the Avon, so the river could be up the narrow reaches of diverted while the wooden bridge the Avon, though, were just was taken down and a stone one beginning. Even with the help of built in its place. a pilot, taken on board at Pill, the Then came the really hard river was treacherous for a ship work – the digging of a new at the mercy of the winds.

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Continued from page 23 By the 18th century, as ships grew larger, there were more regulations, and the biggest vessels had to be guided along by rowboats crewed by up to 100 men. But it didn’t stop ships being dragged onto rocks or into the mud by the current. The Horseshoe Bend at Shirehampton was a particular hazard.

When they reached the city there were more challenges. They couldn’t just tie up, as at other harbours. The huge tidal range meant that for half the day the vessels were sitting in the mud, often at strange angles. This put strain on the ships’ timbers, and could send the cargoes or equipment sliding all over the place.

It’s well known that the expression “shipshape and Bristol fashion” came into use because of the challenge brought by the tide. But it’s not clear if it referred to the local captains’ habit of keeping everything tidy on board, or whether it meant

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that a Bristol ship was better built, to cope with the tidal forces.

As the tide flowed, the crews had to adjust the mooring ropes constantly. And they could only load and unload at the top of the tide – which meant long delays and overcrowding at the quays.

Sometimes food could not be unloaded in time, and would rot in the holds.

Notoriously, the Bristol merchants were also involved in the Atlantic slave trade. Slaves were rarely brought to Bristol; rather, cargoes of cheap cloth and cooking implements were shipped to Africa where they were traded for slaves, who were then taken in appalling conditions to work on Caribbean plantations.

The ships then brought sugar and tobacco back to Bristol to complete the triangular – and very profitable – trade, all managed by the Merchant Venturers, who drew up the rules and made charges to the ship owners.

But as the Bristol merchants

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grew complacent about the fortunes washing in to them on the tide, a new rival emerged.

Liverpool had a harbour that was much easier to reach from the open sea. Its quaysides had plenty of room to unload, the charges were cheaper and, crucially, the tide didn’t dump ships in the mud twice a day.

By the 1750s Bristol’s status as the biggest English port after London had been lost to Liverpool. What was to be done?

Drink some more port, seemed to be the answer from the Merchant Venturers. The city corporation realised that the chief problem was the tide, and they needed to build a dock where the water level could be kept constant. A plan was produced in 1764, but the merchants weren’t prepared to pay the vast cost.

Other locations were tried: in 1717 a new dock was opened at Sea Mills, where the Romans had once had a port. But it was too far from the city, and failed to attract custom.

Another dock was built near Hotwells, at Rownham Meads in 1765. Its owner was William Champion, a wealthy merchant and inventor whose innovations – such as a process for making zinc at a fifth of the original price – led him to conflict with many other Bristol businessmen.

This was Bristol’s first floating harbour – a wet dock with a lock to keep the water level constant.

However, it could hold only 36 ships, and was still an awkward distance from the warehouses and industries of the city. After five years of poor trade he sold

William Jessop © Bristol Culture it to the Merchant Venturers for £1,770 (£28m today). He also came up with a plan to make a larger harbour by blocking the Avon with lock gates at the junction of the Frome – but he could not afford the estimated cost of £37,000 (£600m today).

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HROUGHOUT the 18th century the best minds in Bristol were trying to work out how to modify the harbour to remove the tides. The great engineer John Smeaton, designer of the Eddystone lighthouse, came up with a plan in 1765, but it was left to one of his pupils, William Jessop, to perfect it.

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which connected Britain’s main ports and cities by safe inland routes. He also drew up the first railway – albeit a horse-drawn one, in Surrey.

But he depended on a Bristol churchman for the crucial idea which made the New Cut a success. Previous plans had involved closing off the Avon to the sea. But this would have caused problems with currents from the huge tidal surge. It would also only have given one entrance to the new harbour.

Enter the Rev William Milton, vicar of Temple Church (which still exists, but was badly damaged in the Blitz – its shell can be seen, leaning like the Tower of Pisa, off Victoria Street). In 1791, he suggested diverting the tidal flow around the city centre by digging a new channel.

This “new cut” would extend from the main entrance to the new harbour at Rownham, through the meadows near Bedminster, past Redcliffe to join up with the old course of the river at Totterdown.

It was a brilliant conception – not only because it dealt with the tides, but because it gave opportunity for extra entrances to the harbour at Bathurst Basin and Totterdown, bringing ships directly to the quays they needed.

Much of this was Milton’s work; however, he was to struggle to get credit for it in the years ahead.

William Jessop, by then a famous name in civil engineering, with the Grand Union canal and many other large projects to his name, was the one to produce a detailed plan in 1802.

He proposed not only the New Cut but a new canal, the Feeder, to meet the river at Totterdown.

The canal would take barge traffic towards Bath and could also be used to regulate the water level in the harbour.

Further upstream, at Netham, was to be a weir at the upper reaches of the tide. The flow of water through the harbour was to be carefully managed to prevent it silting up.

A huge basin was to be constructed at Hotwells, called the Cumberland basin, with two huge sets of lock gates for the largest vessels. Swing bridges were needed across the basin and the New Cut. It was a brilliant idea. But the city corporation and the

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Merchant Venturers rejected it.

They didn’t like the cost; and they thought ships would simply tie up in the New Cut to escape the harbour charges.

But Bristol harbour was continuing to lose out to Liverpool and other ports.

Jessop’s plan was accepted in 1803 and the Bristol Docks Company was formed to carry out the work at an estimated cost of £300,000 (about £2bn today).

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ECHANICAL excavators had yet to be invented.

Steam power, still in its infancy, could help with the heavy lifting – raising loose rubble to the top of the trench.

But most of the work was done by manpower, with pick, shovel and wheelbarrow – just as it had been when the Great Trench was dug almost 600 years earlier.

There are few records of the work being carried out, but it was probably done by Irish, Scots and other casual workers, known as navvies (short for navigator, a reference to digging the canals, or “navigations”).

It’s said that some of the workers were French prisoners from the Napoleonic wars. There certainly had been French POWs in Bristol at the time – hundreds of them were incarcerated in Knowle, in the previous century, somewhere near Belluton Road.

But there is no contemporary account that they were put to work digging the New Cut.

Loxton drawing of Coronation Rd foot tunnel: A drawing by Samuel Loxton made some time in the early twentieth century depicts the Coronation Bridge beneath Coronation Road. The drawing shows the north side of the bridge as approached from the Gaol Ferry crossing. The sign for the ferry is shown attached above the bridge arch. Steps are also depicted ascending towards Coronation Road to the right hand side of the bridge. HC1800 © Bristol Reference Library

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n WHAT’S ON The Rising Sun live music listings - June Saturday, 1 - Will Killeen Sunday, 9 - Lewis Creaven & Patrick Farrell Saturday, 15 - Benny J Saturday, 22 - YMF Friday and Saturday from 9pm Sundays from 4pm The Rising Sun community pub in Windmill Hill, BS3 4LU Saturday June 1 n Half term art workshop at Creative Workspace, Withywood, BS13 8LF, 11am-3pm. £2.50 per child. creativeworkspacebristol.co.uk Thursday June 6 n Songs of the Sirens exhibition launch at Caraboo Projects, Printworks, running June 8 - July 7 and features work of four artists Verity Birt, Victoria Lucas, Jake Moore and Solveig Settemsdal. carabooprojects.com Friday June 7 n Pre-school Pyjamarama stay and play at Creative Workspace, Withywood, BS13 8LF, 11am-3pm.

Wear PJs! £2.50 per child. creativeworkspacebristol.co.uk Saturday June 8 n Jon Buckeridge at

Bowie tribute raises the roof at Redcatch Review The Spirit of Ziggy Stardust – Phil Murray and the Dogz at Redcatch community centre, Knowle, May 18

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ou to feel sorry for young people today. Those of us who were teenagers in the 60s, 70s or 80s grew up with the greatest musical acts of the century. From the Beatles to Kate Bush, they made us think about ourselves and our changing world, and took music and popular culture to places it had never been.

Who do today’s teenagers have stretching their musical horizons?

Ed bleeding Sheeran. God give me strength.

Which makes a visit from Phil Murray and his David Bowie show all the more appealing. I’ve never been one for tribute acts, but we’ll

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Redcatch Club, Redcatch Community Centre, Redcatch Road. Jon is an outstanding, theatrical storyteller and a classically trained actor with piercing eyes, malleable physicality and electric stage energy. The format will be an open mic followed by Jon Buckeridge. Performances, 7.45pm - 10.30pm.Entry, £8 (cash only) and £3 for open mic performers.

BYO alcohol with teas and coffees for sale. redcatchclub. vistaprintdigital.com Tuesday June 11 n Manor Woods Valley Group meeting at Zion Community Arts Space, 7pm - for local residents and everyone who enjoys Manor Woods Valley to have a say on how it might be maintained and developed for the benefit of wildlife and people. n Live broadcast of Romeo and Juliet at Big Screen Bristol in Millennium Square, 7pm. Enjoy free culture on your doorstep as Romeo and Juliet is broadcast live from the Royal Opera House onto the screen in Millennium Square.

Tues June 11 - Weds 12 n Crafts, stories and songs for under 5s at Creative Workspace, Withywood, BS13 8LF, 11am-3pm. £2.50 per child.

creativeworkspacebristol.co.uk Wednesday June 12 n Mr Gotalot’s Pop Up Shop at Zion, Bishopsworth Road, 11am. Interactive storytelling adventures for 1 to 6 year olds! Facebook: Zion Bristol n Time to Move Enjoy a new gentle exercise class for older people at Knowle Methodist Church hall, 2-3.30pm. Cost is £5, with “Time to Move” instructor Michelle Kusnierek.

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never see Bowie perform again, and Murray, with his steely blond shock of hair, long boots and flowing robes, has more than a passing resemblance to his hero with his stiff mannerisms.

If anything his voice is stronger than Bowie’s, and he shows how well he can match the master on the opener, Life on Mars, delivered to a backing track.

When the band join in on another favourite, Jean Genie, this crowd of a certain age at Redcatch community centre are up and dancing.

Murray and the Dogz showcase Bowie’s glam rock years, when he was not only constantly reinventing himself but coming up with lyric after lyric that took us to new worlds or into different lives – “You’ve got your mother in a whirl / She’s not sure if you’re a boy or a girl…” Or the Starman, who thinks he’d like to meet us, but he thinks he’d blow our minds.

Murray has a direct link to Bowie: he played with Woody Woodmansey, the drummer on

Ziggy Stardust. Later Murray had his own recording career run the 80s. He now takes his Ziggy show to festivals all over Europe and the UK. There are just three in the band but they successfully recreate the complex sound of Bowie’s most creative period, despite a PA that was probably meant for a venue twice the size and distorts the sound madly. They throw in a few glam hits from Sweet and T Rex too. Above all, this evening is about what fun the early 70s were, in those days before boy bands, Brexit and climate crisis. (Oh, hang on, Bowie saw that coming too, didn’t he? “Five years, that’s all we’ve got …”)

It was, however, something of a shock when the Dogs segued from Bowie’s sublime John, I’m Only Dancing to the simple pop of Tiger Feet by Mud. And a venture into later Bowie territory with Heroes was less successful.

But overall another triumph for Entertaining Local Knowle, who

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a cup of tea and friendly chat.

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Call 07981 756965 or email timetmove5@gmail.com Thursday June 13 n Ashton Vale Together walkabout/litter pick meet at the junction of Swiss Road and South Liberty Lane, 10am-2pm. n How to build a rainbow, early years theatre at Creative Workspace, Withywood, BS13 8LF, 11am & 1.30pm. £2.50 per child/adult. creativeworkspacebristol.co.uk Saturday June 15 n Summer Serenade at St Anne’s Church, Salisbury Road, BS4 at 7.30pm, to raise money for Christian Aid. Performances by Nightingale Valley Community Choir, Arnos Vocale, local guitarist Adam Khan and directed by soprano Anya Szreter. Tickets £6 each from Ken Rea 07400628049 or Gill Luxford 01179858378 or on the door. n Stress free family meal times at the Sundial Kitchen, St. Francis Road, BS3 1JP, 11am1pm. As part of this year’s Bristol Food Connections, Sarah Alder of Kitchen Titbits will be joined by Dr Elizabeth Roberts, an expert in child nutrition, to explore why mealtimes can be a battle ground and share some winning dreamed up this evening and managed to include a superb handmade pastie in the £8 ticket price. Long may they come up with more Saturday night diversions for Knowle folk.

Oh, and hats off to drummer, Chris Peters who keeps the gig on the road after ignoring a hospital appointment!

Paul Breeden

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n WHAT’S ON Musical lives up to its magical reputation Review Matilda the Musical Bristol Hippodrome ust two nights into the Bristol part of the Matilda the Musical tour and the audience was bustling with excitement. All around, I could hear people discussing all manner of topic: the scary bits, Miss Trunchbull, the child actors and their stamina, and would it be as good as the book?

But the audience need not have worried.

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda the Musical

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tactics.Tickets are £20 and can be purchased via Kitchen Titbits’ website. kitchentitbits.co.uk n Children’s Festival at Zion, Bishopsworth Road, 10.30am - 4.30pm. Enjoy a day out for the whole family - there will be face-painting, music, singing, craft, circus skills, magic and more. The cafe will be open serving breakfast, brunch and lunch plus hot and cold drinks and snacks. Kids £6 (under 18 months free) /adults £8 and family tickets are £25 (3 kids and 2 Adults). Facebook: Zion Bristol n Summer Fair at Redcliffe Nursery School & Children’s Centre, 11am - 3pm. Enjoy a day of fun, food, games, live music and a huge raffle ... not forgetting face painting and bouncy castle.

Adult, £1; kids, free. Additional tickets to the raffle are available before and on the day from reception or any PTFA member.

MS Pilates with Debs Every Wednesday, 1-2pm at Brave Move Fitness & Wellbeing Studio in St Luke’s Road, BS3 4RX Contact Debs for more information, to book a place and to discuss access and requirements. The first term’s costs (running until June 26 ) are covered by the MS Society.

The class will then continue at a fee from July 17.

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was a fantastic stage show with sadness, cheer, nastiness, and chocolatey goodness. Each and every actor truly put on a show and the standing ovation at the end was well deserved.

The songs – brilliantly written

by Tim Minchin – were sung beautifully and choreographed to perfection without distracting from the clever sets or the story itself. ‘When I grow up’ was my favourite, with my heart leaping as the older cast members swung out over the audience. It was memorable and a perfect addition to the narrative.

A couple of strange twists were included – Russian mafia, acrobats, escapologists and ballroom dancing but these didn’t detract from the story we all grew up knowing and loving.

Matilda – played by Olivia Cleverley – was wonderful, just the right amount of sass and courage, encouraging us to believe that, while standing up for your beliefs and taking control of your destiny, ‘sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty’. Her school chums were a riot of fun and laughter with particular mention to Bruce (Charlie Garton) for his wonderful chocolate cake scene, Lavender (Lily Van Veen) for the adorable love for Matilda and Hortensia for her fabulous plaits which stood up to Miss Trunchbull’s hammer throwing ability.

Miss Trunchbull was played by Elliot Harper to perfection, from start to finish. His stature, costume and acting talents all worked seamlessly together to produce a marvellous Pam Ferris equivalent. I

found his portrayal to be much less hateful than the original for which I was grateful, having always feared the original actress.

Mr and Mrs Wormwood (Sebastien Torkia and Rebecca Thornhill) were comical with occasional disturbingly threatening moments from Mr Wormwood, but his regular referral to Matilda as a boy softened the image with some nice comedy.

In summary, go to see Matilda.

It is not recommended for under 6s, and I agree, but it was a fun and fabulous night out, worthy of its ticket prices.

Matilda the Musical is on at the Bristol Hippodrome until Saturday, June 8.

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Follow us on social media for regular updates. Facebook: Redcliffe PTFA Saturday June 15 - Sunday 16 n Bedminster’s Secret Gardens open weekend, 125pm. Your annual opportunity to nose around other people’s gardens or maybe you want to showcase your own garden? bloomingbedminster.org.uk Saturday June 22 n Get Growing Garden Trail Open Day at Zion, Bishopsworth Road, 10am - 3pm.

To celebrate Zion’s 8th birthday, the centre is opening the doors of their community garden. Explore with a garden trail and enjoy snacks and refreshments from its cafe. FREE ENTRY, all welcome.

Facebook: Zion Bristol n Tom Jones tribute act at Zion, Bishopsworth Road, 7.30 - 10.30pm. Argubly Wales’ finest Tom Jones tribute act, Alex Jacobs has a voice that can match the rich baritones of the master himself and sing songs from Tom Jones’ past six decades of hits! Show followed by disco, full bar throughout, over 18s only.

Facebook: Zion Bristol n Get Growing Garden Trail & Litter Pick at The Malago Greenway Berry Maze, 10am - 1pm. See how the berry bushes, forming the maze, have grown! You can have a tour of the maze, pick berries and join in the planned litter pick of the area. There will also be arts and crafts activities for children. malagocommunity@gmail.com.

Sunday June 30 - Thursday July 4 n The Steampunk Mistress

and the Time Machine at Brunel’s ss Great Britain ... brought to you by Show of Strength Theatre Company and Closer Each Day Company. HG Wells has left his wife to live with his young, scientifically-minded mistress. He’s writing his first novel and if it fails he’s finished.

The pressure is on. But luckily it’s the Age of Steam and we can rely on a machine, can’t we? Tickets £16/£12 concession. Booking ssgreatbritain.org.

folksandbairns.com n The Rising Sun Singers community choir. Tuesday, 11.30am-12.30pm at the Rising Sun pub, Windmill Hill. Free taster/pay termly. Facebook: @RisingSunSingers

Regular events n Never Too Old To Disco Love to dance, want to dance but don’t know where? Come and feel the disco beat at this informal, fun class and get dancing to all the old fave tunes.

Second and fourth Saturday of the month: June 8 and 22.

10.45-11.45am, £7. Details: nevertoooldtodisco@gmail. com Victoria Park Baptist Church Hall, Sylvia Avenue. n Baby Sensory is a learning development programme for babies 0-13 months. Classes at the Victoria Park Baptist Church Hall, Sylvia Avenue BS3 5DA on Tuesdays. For details email Sian at bristolsouth@babysensory. co.uk or visit babysensory.com/bristol-south n Folks & Bairns parent and baby choir at The Milk Shed, Southville. Tuesday, 2.15-3.15pm & Wednesday, 1-2.

Free taster/pay termly. Email folksandbairns@gmail.com or visit

n Arnos Vocale every Tuesday, 7.30-9pm at Paintworks, Bath Rd, BS4 3AS. For singers who love classical vocal music, great jazz standards and beautiful international folk songs and more all in 4-part arrangements and above.

Experience of choral singing and reasonable sight-reading ability preferable but come for a free trial session where we can all see if it’s a fit! £5 each thereafter.

For more details Contact Anya Szreter szreter.afm@icloud.com / 07720390275 n Nightingale Valley Community Choir every Monday (except 4th Monday of the month), 7.30-9pm at St Anne’s Church, Salisbury Road, BS4 4EL. No experience necessary, no need to read music.

Come and join our friendly choir and learn to sing better than you ever knew you could.

Taster session free then £5 each.

Contact Anya Szreter szreter. afm@icloud.com / 07720390275

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Hi, I’m Martha!

Helping pets find forever homes If these loveable pups don’t make your heart melt, then we’re not sure what will.

They have certainly melted some of our local business’ hearts, anyway - and that’s why they are kindly sponsoring these loveable dogs below. They want to help them find a forever home.

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Martha is a calm and affectionate older lady who loves the company of people. She walks very nicely on the lead and is sensible and easy on her walks.

She loves to sit on your lap and be fussed over.

sponsorship will go towards the brilliant, ongoing work carried out

by Bristol ARC. A huge thank you to these businesses for their generosity. www.bristolarc.org.uk

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Hi, I’m Buster!

Hi, I’m Poppit!

A friendly boy who loves his tennis balls. As he loves his toys so much he is best suited to being the only dog in the house, despite being sociable on walks.

An affectionate dog who will make a great companion to someone, ideally with experience of bull breeds.

A sweet girl, who can be nervous at first. She is very affectionate once she gets to know you and loves to play a fetch. Poppit is highly motivated by toys and food and has good basic obedience. She enjoys keeping her mind active, so would benefit from an active home.

Buster is sponsored by ...

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Hi, I’m Georgie!

A loyal girl who is very people orientated. She loves her toys and is food motivated which is ideal for her future training needs. Georgie requires an experienced adults only home which has time to concentrate on her training needs such as ‘walk to heel’ and further socialisation with other dogs.

Georgie is sponsored by ...

Hi, I’m Zero!

Zero is looking for a home with experience of his breed. He is a friendly boy, who is full of life.

Zero loves his toys, is food motivated and enjoys his walks.

Ideally Zero would like an active home with someone around for most of the day to work on his separation anxiety.

Zero is sponsored by ...

This course could save your dog’s life Run by the team at BS3 Training: l Learn how to do CPR on a dog l Practise putting on bandages l Learn about what is toxic for dogs and what to do if ingested The courses are just 4 hours long, the certificate is valid for 3 years. Aimed at treating dogs but good for most household pets. Ideal for dog walkers, pet carers, dog groomers,

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n YOUR PET STORIES

Poppy brightens everyone’s day

In last month’s South Bristol Voice, we asked you to share your pet stories with us.

It’s fair to say that South

Meet Poppy … the loveable cocker spaniel who is proving to be lifting spirits at Victoria Park Primary.

The 17-month-year-old puppy belongs to the school’s special needs coordinator, Sue, and visits the school twice a week.

In the mornings, she can be spotted welcoming children at the school gate and during break times, she is accompanied by children and staff for walk and play in Victoria Park.

During the day, Poppy enjoys listening to children read and is always on hand (or paw!) if children,

Bristol has some pretty awesome pooches on the patch (sadly, no cat stories were received!) - here are some of our favourite tails ...

Pavlos’s dogs

My black French bulldog Betty and her sister Loulou used to belong to Pavlos, the Crown Prince of Greece when he lived in London SW3.

When he and his family went back to Greece, they left Betty and her sister with the their butler. The butler had no room, so they were passed to

my girlfriend, who passed them to me. They both have their passports still registered with Pavlos. No wonder they came with such fancy collars! Guess this means they are downwardly socially mobile living with me. I can’t understand why they can’t speak Greek or French though.

Chris Brown, Ashton Vale

or staff, need some cheering up.

Sue told the South Bristol Voice: “Poppy is a real presence within the school – as soon as the children see her, their faces light up. When a child is upset, they can sit with Poppy and stroke her – she is always so loving towards the children.”

Poppy is risk assessed and stays on a lead when visiting different classrooms, but she has a special space within the school, away from the children, where she can roam free.

Children from Victoria Park Primary with Poppy the cocker spaniel

Ty’s being trained to change lives Ty the yellow Labrador is a special kind of puppy.

That’s because he is a Dogs for Good puppy and is being socialised by local resident and charity volunteer Vicky to become an assistance dog and eventually change someone’s life.

Ty is the first dog that Vicky has voluntarily socialised for the national charity, which has one of its centres based at The Park in Knowle.

As part of the socialising, Vicky takes Ty wherever she goes to get him used to different environments – to supermarkets, on shopping trips, to the doctor’s surgery, the opticians and pharmacy, and on the bus.

Ty, who is now six months old, has been living with Vicky since January. She will look after Ty until he is around 16-months old and then he will be returned to the

charity, to embark on the next stage of his journey – assistance training.

At the end of their training, assistance dogs support adults and children with a range of disabilities, giving them greater independence to go about their daily lives.

Dogs for Good also provides autism assistance dogs to children, helping them to remain calm and cope in unfamiliar situations.

Trained dogs can also work in the community, alongside a specialist handler, to help improve people’s independence, wellbeing and skills.

Dogs for Good is looking for volunteer socialisers like Vicky to prepare puppies on their journey to become life-changing dogs. If interested in becoming a socialiser or for more information, email Alice Blazer on alice.blazer@dogsforgood. org or call 0117 203 3213.

Ty with Vicky, receiving a cheque from Asda, Whitchurch on behalf of Dogs for Good

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n SCHOOL NEWS

Young naturalists show the future is bright for Berry Maze The vision was always for Berry Maze to become a natural hub for local children - now, just 18 months after it was planted, it is flourishing as just that.

This year, two of the local primary schools have started to use the maze for educational purposes: Oasis Academy Marksbury Road and Parson Street School.

The Berry Maze, devised by the Malago Greenway Project off Brixham Road, was planted in November 2017. It has seen the community coming together, donating time, money and skills to make this wild dream a reality - a 850 sqm piece of land transformed into a maze made out of more than 250 berry plants.

2019 seems to be a very exciting year. The plants have

started to develop properly and the weeds have started to subside. A new wave of volunteers have joined and more and more people are visiting it.

Raluca, one of the organisers, said: “We were incredibly happy to see with how much

enthusiasm our proposal was met at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road. What started as a vague idea has developed under the influence of Clare Robinson, the academy’s headteacher, into a fantastic partnership with a fantastic school. We have started

educational visits and the school has taken responsibility for two raspberry plots.”

Mrs Robinson said: “When this local project came along we were really excited and keen to be involved. The Berry Maze provides a chance for ‘hands on education’ in a real context and for children to make a real difference in their community.”

The Berry Maze and Parson Street Primary School already have made history together Harry, a 9 year old pupil from this school, designed the first map of the maze, on which the final design was based.

Finette Devrell, the head of the Eco Team from Parsons Street Primary School, said: “To be involved in such a great local project gives our children a sense of ownership. The kids love getting into the dirt and their enthusiasm for weeding is infectious!”

To get involved, you can write to the organisers on our.berry. maze@gmail.com.

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Perry Court E-ACT Academy Open Day Are you looking for a school place? We would love to show you around the school, classrooms and learning environments.

Date: Wednesday 19th June Times: 9:10am and 3:30pm Call 01173772168 for more details or to make another appointment. https://perrycourtacademy.e-act.org.uk/

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n SCHOOL NEWS

All-through head appointed at South Bristol campus Bridge Learning Campus has announced the appointment of Mr Rupert Maule as its new allthrough headteacher.

The current head of secondary at BLC will officially be stepping into the role – which will oversee both the campus’ primary and secondary provisions – at the start of the 2019-20 academic year.

Mr Maule, who joined the campus in September with many years’ experience holding senior leadership roles in schools across the city, says that he is excited about the appointment and is looking forward to leading BLC on its journey towards further success.

He said: “I have got to know the school, its students, staff and families, well. It is a great place to work and somewhere that is very much at the heart of its community.

“Significant improvements are being made across the entire campus – not only are we expecting further improved GCSE results this year but we are also excited about the expected grades in Key Stages 1 and 2.

“This year, we are also celebrating a record number of places being offered to new Year 7 students.

“We are committed to developing our students’ confidence, skills and knowledge through our new approach to the curriculum. We are also seeing a much sharper focus on teaching and learning as a result of positive changes in leadership.

“Expectations are continuously being raised across the campus, as are students’ aspirations because we know what fantastic things our young people can go on to achieve when they leave BLC.”

A teacher of science, Mr Maule has held senior leadership roles in schools across Bristol including Sir Bernard Lovell, Redland Green and Downend School.

Mr Maule will be taking the reins from interim headteacher Mark Davies, CEO of Trust in Learning Academies (TiLA), which runs BLC. Mr Davies said: “I am thrilled and excited for the campus with Rupert taking on the headship.

I have no doubt that he will be able to lead the staff, students and the community as a whole to a brighter and more positive future for everyone.”

by Amanda Cameron, Local Democracy Reporter A run-down school in south Bristol is to get a £10million face-lift that will see the number of places rise by 50 per cent.

Bristol City Council is injecting the funds into Perry Court Primary School to cater for an influx of children expected from a controversial new housing development.

The school lies to the east of Hengrove Park, where the council intends to build around 1,450 new homes if it gets planning permission. Its first application was rejected after a public outcry.

Banking on success this time, the council’s ruling Labour administration has approved £10m to rebuild and expand the primary school, run by the E-ACT multiacademy trust, on Great Hayles Road. Another 210 places will be added, taking numbers from 420 to 630 and the number of classes per year group from two to three.

St Katherine’s School A dynamic, aspirational school minutes from Bristol

SUMMER OPEN EVENING | 20 June, 6.00-8.20pm Please arrive by 6.30pm

We are a thriving, popular school on the edge of Bristol offering an education that is busy, purposeful and ambitious, but also great fun.

Alongside our exceptional pastoral care, commitment to wellbeing and track record of improving outcomes across our curriculum, we equip students to take on the challenges and opportunities of life.

The evening will start with a presentation by the headteacher followed by mini-taster lessons to give you first hand experience of how St Katherine’s students learn.

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n FOOD & DRINK

ADVERTISING FEATURE

What’s new at Bocabar? There’s treats for all Bocabar at Eat Your Greens Paintworks, Bath Rd, BS4 3EH W: bristol.bocabar.co.uk T: 0117 972 8838

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fter the heat of last summer, Bocabar has gone the whole hog and had air conditioning installed to keep Bocabar a cool lounging food and drink oasis this summer.

Being a local favourite and renowned for its award winning pizzas, Bocabar has also now got Deliveroo delivering right to your door so if you prefer sitting

in your garden you can order in pizzas, salads, cans of beers, soft drinks and a bottle of chilled wine!

What else is new? Bocabar was given Gold by the Bristol Eating Better Awards again this year, so you’ll find four new scrumptious salads to try out on their summer menu and for the gin and pizza inclined – don’t forget to try this month’s specials.

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156 Wells Rd, BS4 2AG W: facebook.com/ eatyourgreensbristol T: 0117 239 8704 t has been a year since Eat Your Greens opened its doors on Wells Road. In this time the cafe has increased in popularity not just with the vegans and vegetarians of Bristol but also with the surrounding community; proving that a plant based diet is accessible to everyone.

Eat Your Greens offers both day and evening menus which change regularly and seasonally.

As well as the brunch menu during the day, there are cakes and savoury treats available on the counter - such as ‘Cwtch’ rolls (an alternative sausage roll), a range of cakes baked daily in-house, and the most recent innovation from Babs Greaves (chef and owner): vegan, gluten

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free donuts! The day menu boasts a selection to please any palette or pocke, from the might of the Beasty Breakfast (£10), to the wholesome Lunch Bowl (£8.50), and the rather elegant ‘Goldie Lox’ (£7.50). There is always a soup available (£5) also.

Everything is available glutenfree, and queries about allergies and food intolerances are positively encouraged – the aim is for everyone to enjoy. There’s a concise and well-chosen drinks list including biodynamic wines, local beers, spirits and cider.

The Lunch Bowl

EXCITING WAYS WITH PLANT-BASED FOOD FINALIST in Bristol Life Awards 2019

Fully licensed plant-based cafe with day / evening menus. Sunday roasts, breakfast & brunch, local beers & ciders.

156 Wells Road, Totterdown

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Open Weds 6pm-10.30pm, Thurs-Sat 10am-10.30pm Sun 12-5.30pm – Sunday roasts, bookings only @eatyourgreensbristol

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

Celebrating food and A local brewery with age with Talking Tables a charitable heart

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ome along on Thursday 20th June for a fun feast at Windmill Hill City Farm Café, as part of this year’s Bristol Food Connections festival.

Sit down with other guests and chat the night away over a Mexican and South American feast.

The night is inspired by

Talking Tables, a local cookery project for people aged 50+, funded by Bristol Ageing Better and run by LinkAge Network and three of Bristol’s City Farms.

The evening will be staffed by local people who took part in the project and the food will be inspired from recipes they cooked, using farm produce where possible.

Join us between 7pm – 10pm. The Café bar will be open.

Vegetarian and meat options available.

Tickets are just £6pp and are available online at bristolfoodconnections. com/events/a-feastwith-talking-tables/ or from the reception at Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, BS3 4EA.

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ust over the river, in a unit next to Totterdown Bridge, is Cocksure – an independent brewery and taproom, producing great ales to suit every craft beer lovers’ taste.

And that’s not the only thing co-owners Calum Doutch and Dan Snow can feel proud about, as for every keg and cask they sell, they donate £1 and every case of bottles, they donate 50p to Send a Cow – an international development charity helping

A FEAST with Talking Tables

A celebration of food and age

Thursday 20th June 2019, 7pm - 10pm Windmill Hill City Farm Café, Philip Street, BS3 4EA

Sit down with other guests to enjoy a feast of Mexican and South American food, and chat the night away.

L-R: Dan Snow, Dom Askins and Calum Doutch

communities in Africa thrive.

In the last 12 months, they have raised £1,300 for the charity.

Cocksure has even launched a new ‘African’ beer range to reflect its charitable ethos, which includes a mango and orange pale ale, hibiscus and honey golden ale and a blackberry, raspberry and gooseberry stout.

Calum and Dan’s dream to set up their own brewery came to fruition in October 2016, when the friends – who met eight years ago in the sales team at Bath Ales – secured their first premises in Thornbury. By January the following year, they were brewing their first ever beer.

But with ambitions to open their brewery to the public and provide a space where their ales can be enjoyed on site, Calum and Dan took the leap and moved their business to the centre of Bristol in September 2018.

Cocksure is now gearing up for its first summer in Bristol and has just launched its new summertime opening hours: Friday 12-10pm, and Saturday, 12-9pm.

You can either drink in or take away.

Tickets only

£6pp

Inspired by Talking Tables, a local cookery project for people 50+. The evening will be staffed by people who have taken part in the project and the food will be inspired from recipes they cooked.

All ages welcome. The Café bar will be open. Vegetarian and meat options.

Tickets available from Windmill Hill City Farm’s reception or online at www.linkagenetwork.org.uk/feast LinkAge Network is the working name of LinkAge West of England Ltd. Charity No. 1143816 in England and Wales. Company No. 07403291.

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n PLANNING APPLICATIONS Knowle ward: Awaiting decision 31 The Square, BS4 2SR Change of use of residential home to a dwelling house.

29 Glena Avenue, BS4 2LB Single storey rear extension Knowle ward: Decided 59 St Martins Road, BS4 2NH Change of use of an existing residential home (Class C2 use) to use as a dwellinghouse (Class C3 use). Granted subject to conditions 262 Redcatch Rd, BS3 5DX Proposed attached self-contained dwelling house. Demolition of

existing garage. Refused 8 Selworthy Road, BS4 2LF Rear kitchen extension to existing Victorian terraced house.

Granted subject to conditions

Windmill Hill ward: Decided

10 Priory Road, BS4 2NF Detached garage conversion to habitable unit. Withdrawn Windmill Hill ward: Awaiting decision

10 Haverstock Rd, BS4 2BZ Single storey side return extension - to be full depth of existing 2 storey projection.

Granted subject to conditions

41 Windsor Terrace, BS3 4UG Certificate of Proposed Development - single storey rear extension 9 Sidmouth Rd, BS3 5HT Ground floor rear extension and all associated works.

How to become a place of safety Could your business or organisation open its doors during times of emergency?

The council is calling on local businesses, faith leaders and organisations to register as part of the Community Places of Safety scheme.

Knowle, Totterdown, Windmill Hill

The place of safety will ideally have: 24 hour access, disabled access, toilets, heating and basic kitchen facilities If you have a venue that might be suitable contact emergency.planning@bristol. gov.uk

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BRISTOL CITY ROUND-UP Supporting City and the best in building

Ifs and buts and what might have been for City faithful In MARTIN POWELL’S last column of the 2018/19 season, he says that an injection of experience may be needed if team is to become a top 6 contender

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ristol City achieved a creditable eighth place in the Championship league table, but studying it shows just how close they came to glory.

If they had beaten Derby 1-0 in the final home game of the season instead of losing 0-2 the team would have been involved in the play-offs to reach the Premier League.

Fans will also be able to name countless other ifs and buts throughout the year which would have changed things.

If only that shot hadn’t hit the post; if only the referee had spotted that offence; if only that pass hadn’t gone astray or that striker had not snatched at that opportunity, the final table could have looked very different.

But City line up once again in the Championship next year – arguably one of the most exciting and competitive leagues in Europe and fans are now looking at the inevitable summer personnel changes. Players will leave and others will join and maybe next year an improved squad will get among the prizes.

Long-serving goalkeeper

Frankie Fielding has left after a frustrating season of injury and illness. He was certainly a character who will be missed.

Eros Pisano, the Italian full back, leaves taking with him his lively and enjoyable chant to the tune of “The Music Man”.

The Chelsea loan players, Dasilva, Kalas and Palmer, who propped the squad up quite nicely, go back to their Premier League masters with rumours that City might be able to bring some of them back for next season – maybe this time as signings.

But the real excitement lies in the question: who will the City bring in? There are a lot of young fringe players who deserve a chance and maybe we shall see some of them coming through and getting involved at first team level – Freddie Hinds, Zac Vyner and Joe Morrell spring to mind.

But really the squad needs an injection of experience to add to that youthful enthusiasm – a few players who have played at the top of the Championship and in the Premier League.

They will certainly need another goalkeeper; a midfield general and a striker – arguably the inability of anyone to hit 20

Frank Fielding has been a long-serving member of the BCFC squad – he was part of the 2014/15 double-winning team. He done a lot of work for the Children’s Hospice South West, of which he is an ambassador.

PHOTO: JMPUK/BCFC goals this season was the biggest reason for not clinching a top six spot.

I’d love to see some familiar faces come to Ashton Gate: Jack Butland (Stoke City) is wanted

by Premier League sides but wouldn’t it be great to bring him back to his native Bristol; Tammy Abraham would solve the striker issue without a doubt. I’m sure both would be reassuringly expensive – but the rewards of reaching the Premier League are high enough to justify such bold moves.

Well, we can all dream. More

likely the City scouting network will uncover someone we have never heard of but who we can all pin our hopes on when the new season rolls around once again.

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elping families in Bristol South is an important part of my role as MP. This can take a number of forms, one of which is campaigning with families to raise awareness and secure necessary changes to legislation.

There are two key campaigns I’ve been working with local families on in recent years - trailer safety and air rifle safety.

My work with the family of young Freddie Hussey, who died after being hit by a trailer in Bedminster in 2014, has led to the creation of a new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Trailer and Towing Safety. It’s an important step in securing the necessary changes to help address this issue. Freddie’s parents, Donna and Scott joined me in Westminster for the first meeting of the group in April, where we looked at the journey so far and established the focus of this cross-party group. It also saw the launch of the National

Towing Working Group Towing Framework, pictured. We’ll be meeting again in the summer to look at the government’s report into trailer safety.

This follows two trailer summits in Bristol South, one of which was attended

by Road Safety Minister Jesse Norman; and an amendment to the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act which should improve how data is captured around road incidents involving trailers and towing.

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I’ve been working with another local family, whose son was shot in the head with an air rifle when he was just a baby - leaving him with lifechanging injuries. We’ve been raising awareness of the risks of air rifles and exploring what might be done to improve safety in this area. We helped inform the now overdue government review on what areas needed looking at - this included trigger locks and possible licensing, as has been introduced in Scotland. It’s now been over a year since the announcement of a review, in response to my debate in the House of Commons. I’m pushing for an update on this and will share the outcome of the review once it is released. Watch this space.

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